Light Rail is Latest Link in Jeffco’s Transit Plan
Published Dec 22, 2009
Whether it’s moving goods or moving people, Jefferson County has the planes, trains and trucks to get the job done.
Construction began in earnest in 2008 on a major addition to the region’s transportation grid, the 12.1-mile West Corridor light-rail transit project.
The rail line will connect Union Station in downtown Denver to several Jefferson County destinations, including the Denver Federal Center and Jefferson County Government Center in Golden.
The Regional Transportation District of Denver and the Federal Transit Administration signed a $308.6 million full-funding grant agreement for the project in early 2009.
The line is expected to be open in early 2013.
More than 160 freight companies serve the region, and Burlington Northern/Santa Fe and Union Pacific are Class 1 freight rail carriers.
Amtrak provides passenger rail service for the region.
Air to There
Denver International Airport is home to 30 carriers and handles more than 620,000 passengers each year.
The $4.2 billion airport includes a 16,000-foot runway and five 12,000-foot runways.
Located between Denver and Boulder in Jefferson County, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport handled more than 152,000 corporate and general aviation takeoffs and landings in 2008. It is the fourth-busiest airport in Colorado.
The airport is open round the clock seven days a week and is 20 minutes from downtown Denver.
The airport, which includes runways of 3,600, 7,500 and 9,000 feet, has a 25,000-square-foot terminal with meeting facilities, restaurant and U.S. Customs Service staffing available 24 hours a day.
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